“as to the "The Quest for 'The Wicker Man'" published by Luath, you'll have to contact Luath themselves (they are based in Edinburgh). I have a feeling they are sold out. There was some discussion about a revised edition, but the other editors and I were too busy at the time. If you can't get hold of it, if you contact the individual authors I am sure they will be happy to send you a copy of their chapters. I hope this helps.”

Contents

The cover uses two pictures. The top one is of P.C. McTaggert and Howie in the police car (John Brown pic 2412). The lower one is of Howie as Punch. (I am not sure which pic they used of Brown's but it's one of them. 2401-2404)

Chapters

- “The Genesis of The Wicker Man" by Robin Hardy

- “The Wicker Man, May Day and the Reinvention of Beltane" by Richard Sermon (see separate doc/pdf)

- “Ritualistic Behaviour in The Wicker Man: A classical and carnivalesque perspective on 'the true nature of sacrifice'" by Paula James

Paul G and Gary returned to De Lane studios to make an album of 8 songs, 4 per side. Paid for by Paul or Peter Snell?

Lesley Mackie was substituted for Rachel Verney in Willow’s Song. One other substitution?

Willow’s song was originally planned as a “vehicle” for Britt’s nascent singing career but she couldn’t sing.

Lesley sang opening credits.

Landlord’s Daughter - recorded wild and is out of time in the movie. (Looks good to me.) Paul used that tape which had him singing a verse for the OST. (We don’t hear Paul in the OST…)

Tinker of Rye had to be assembled. Written on location… Diane and Chris heard mono piano track in their earpieces. Paul and Gary only had the the voice tracks for the OST mix. Engineer Louis Austin edited it as best he could and Gary added a new stereo piano recording.

Interview with Robin Hardy by Jonathan Murray, July 15, 2003

Beachhead Properties. Robin sued them because they only showed the film twice, once in a San Diego drive-in in the middle of the night and once in Atlanta. (He saw the reports.) (Which theaters were they?)

Robin and Chris promoted the film in the US, going from city to city. (Where is the evidence of that?) Then finally to LA and NYC.